Smith's exemplary leadership
Fazeer Mohammed, writing in the Trinidad and Tobago Express , lauds Graeme Smith for his inspirational leadership in his team’s record run-chase against Australia in Perth, particularly because it came amid deeper, more serious off-field issues,
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Fazeer Mohammed, writing in the Trinidad and Tobago Express, lauds Graeme Smith for his inspirational leadership in his team’s record run-chase against Australia in Perth, particularly because it came amid deeper, more serious off-field issues, such as the debate regarding Cricket South Africa’s transformation policy, affecting cricketers in his country.
Stand in one position long enough at any cricket venue in South Africa and sooner or later someone comes by muttering something about the perpetuation of injustice, about whites refusing to let go of undeserved privileges, or, more specifically, about Smith being a classic example of the strength of the establishment mafia in that he has been fast-tracked through the system at the expense of more deserving players of colour. .........................
To stay focussed on getting the job done on the field in the midst of so many deeper issues that can hardly be dismissed as mere distractions, Graeme Smith has shown the sort of leadership that we yearn for in the Caribbean.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo